November 29, 2015 - St. Columbkille Catholic Church

St. Columbkille Catholic Church
Wilmington, Ohio
Holy Name Chapel
Blanchester, Ohio
NOVEMBER 29, 2015
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
VOCATION VIEW
Be on the watch! Allow God to lead you in the ways of truth and justice.
God is calling you to serve. (Jeremiah 33:14-16)
GIFTS
JESUS CHRIST KING OF THE UNIVERSE
NOVEMBER 22, 2015
897 Registered Families
165 Sunday Identified Gifts
Unidentified Gifts
TOTAL SUNDAY COLLECTION
TOTAL SUNDAY & HOLY DAY
COLLECTION (FISCAL Y.T.D.)
NEEDED FROM SUNDAY &
HOLY DAY COLLECTION (FISCAL Y.T.D.)
Poor & Needy
SVDP
Hope Emergency
Catholic Campaign for Human Development
Thanksgiving Day Collection
Misc. Donations
Dimes
FIRST SATURDAY DECEMBER 5th EVENTS AT STC
CONFESSIONS will be heard from 3:00-3:45 p.m.
THE ROSARY will be prayed beginning at 3:35 p.m.
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION MASS TIMES
$
$
$
6,239.74
719.61
6,959.35
$ 177,477.75
$ 193,851.00
$
$
$
$
$
$
64.40
9.60
1,340.45
677.00
20.00
5.00
THANK YOU!
Thank you for your contributions to the collection for the Catholic
Campaign for Human Development CCHD! Your generous gifts
will help CCHD end poverty in the United States through better
education, improved housing, and economic development. Through
CCHD and its beneficiaries, we demonstrate Catholic social teaching
and carry out Jesus’ mission to “bring glad tidings to the poor…to
proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let
the oppressed go free,” (Luke 4:18). For more information, visit usccb.
org/about/catholic-campaign-for-human-development/index.cfm.
Holy Day of Obligation
Monday, December 7, 2015
• 7:00 p.m. Vigil Mass, StC (Morning Mass is Cancelled)
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
• 12:00 p.m. Mass StC
• 7:00 p.m. Mass, HNC (Morning Mass is Cancelled)
DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
St. Columbkille in Wilmington, Ohio, a Catholic Parish of 900
registered households, is seeking applicants for the position of
Director of Religious Education. The position includes administration
of the Parish School of Religion, development and oversight of our
youth ministry through grade twelve, as well as our parish adult
faith formation. We are looking for someone having a dynamic and
orthodox faith, a college degree with concentrations in catechesis and
theology, and experience in teaching and catechetical leadership. This
position is forty hours per week with competitive pay and benefits,
and becomes available in January 2016. Actual start date is negotiable.
Interested parties should contact Fr. Michael Holloran at 937-3822236, or email [email protected].
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOUL OF:
• Ann Kremenski, mother of Tom (Pat) Kremenski.
• Charles Smith, brother of Janet (Myrl) Morris.
May Jesus bless them with eternal warmth, everlasting life, and
comfort their families. We are sorry for your loss.
LITURGICAL MINISTERS FOR DECEMBER 5/6, 2015
SERVERS
LECTORS
GREETERS
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
4:00 p.m. Molly Lynch,
Saturday Nicholas Spies
StC
Carolyn Warner,
Frank Stewart
Volunteer Needed, Terry Looft, Deacon Bob Meyer, Susan Baker,
Pat Thompson
Arvil Hines, Dan Murtland
6:15 p.m. Alisha Handra,
Saturday Mary Handra
HNC
Carol Turner
Tom Handra,
Jim Wiederhold
Carol Bedinghaus, Volunteer Needed
Rich Garnai,
Jay Molitor
Ben Germann,
Alex Germann
Deacon Bob Baker, Kathy Havey, Steve Geffre, John Romer,
Colleen Germann, (CL) Hue Vu, (CL) Frank Kanyuck
David Ulmer
Jim Brausch,
Mike Cioca
Julie Umstead, Joyce Noland, Deanna Liermann,
Vincent Allgeier, Sara Carruthers, (CL) Kathy Schwab,
(CL) Volunteer Needed
8:15 a.m.
Sunday
StC
Kristen Germann,
Anna Garnai,
Coretta Merling
11:00 a.m. John Ulmer,
Sunday Emma Lee,
StC
Barek Bennett
The first name for E.M. will have the host and the others will have the cups; the first name for CL will have the host.
SETUP HELP NEEDED!
We are seeking help with the setup of the St.
Columbkille Christmas Crèche. It would take about
an hour or more on Wednesday, December 23, 2015,
at 12:00 p.m. If you are interested, please call Joyce
Noland at 937-382-4745, or email jangel764@frontier.
com.
NOVEMBER 28-DECEMBER 6, 2015
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 – Vigil: First Sunday of Advent
4:00 p.m. Louise Georges (Louise Georges & Family) [StC]
6:15 p.m. Edna Marie Francis (Denver Francis)[HNC]
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29 – First Sunday of Advent
8:15 a.m. Dorothy Adams (Estate) [StC]
11:00 a.m. All Parishioners [StC]
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30 – St. Andrew, Apostle
9:00 a.m. Leon Kafka (Stella Kafka) [StC]
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1
9:00 a.m. Helen Hater (Estate) [StC]
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2
9:30 a.m. Communion Svc [HNC]
7:00 p.m. Ann Kremenski (Tom & Pat Kremenski) [StC]
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3 – St. Francis Xavier, Priest
9:00 a.m. George McCord (Brian McCord) [StC]
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4 –
St. John Damascene, Priest & Doctor of the Church
9:00 a.m. Ken Brenner (Tom & Pat Kremenski) [StC]
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 – Vigil: Second Sunday of Advent
4:00 p.m. Robert J. Haskins (Terri Valentine) [StC]
6:15 p.m. All Parishioners [HNC]
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6 – Second Sunday of Advent
8:15 a.m. William Johnson (Estate) [StC]
11:00 a.m. Paul George (Estate) [StC]
NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS
St. Columbkille Church,
Sunday, December 13, 2015, begins 5:30 p.m.
The program is an evening celebrating Advent and the coming of our
Savior, Jesus Christ. Join the parish faith community and the children
in our Faith Formation program for beautiful music and the Scripture
lessons. It is prayerful and liturgical – quite a special evening set
aside to prepare us for Christmas.
Immediately following the program will be the
PARISH ADVENT DINNER
Parish Center Basement
To ensure that everyone will eat promptly and stay out of the cold,
please enter the 2nd glass door at the Parish Center, by the elevator.
The food line will wind around the 1st floor hallway going downstairs
to the Youth Room in the Basement. In the Youth Room will be two
serving buffet lines that will get you through quickly to your seat so
that you can enjoy your meal with your parish family. The Family
Life Commission will be working ahead of time to try to ensure that
everyone will have a comfortable seat. The meal will be catered by
Werner’s. The menu includes: Pulled Pork, Roast Turkey, Mashed
Potatoes, and Gravy, Green Beans, and Cole Slaw. The drinks served
will be: Tea, Lemonade, and Coffee. Please bring a side dish or dessert
to share. The event is sponsored by the Family Life Commission. If
you are interested in joining our fun group that plans the social
events of the parish family, please contact Dave Chesney at 937486-1042 or email [email protected].
SACRED HEART SODALITY LADIES
Please join us this Friday, December 4, 2015, at the 9:00 a.m.
StC Mass for our monthly devotion to the Sacred Heart.
After Mass, we will gather for our “breakfast social” at a
restaurant of choice.
CHRISTMAS POINSETTIA DONATIONS
During the Christmas season, St. Columbkille Parish
adorns the altars with beautiful potted poinsettias. To
help defray the cost of the flowers, you are welcome to
make a donation in memory of a loved one.
We welcome donations in two ways:
Please include the names of your loved one(s).
(1)A flower donation envelope has been included in your weekly
donation envelopes.
(2)Don’t have a weekly envelope? No problem. Please send in cash
or a check made out to St. Columbkille in an envelope marked
“Christmas Poinsettias.”
You can place the envelope in the Sunday collection basket, or drop
it by the parish office. We need the memorial names by Tuesday,
December 15th, but we happily accept donations anytime. The
suggested donation is $15.00, but any amount is welcome. Thank you
for your consideration. Questions?? Please call the parish office at
937-382-2236 or email [email protected].
BLESSED MARGARET OF CASTELLO
DINNER THEATER PRODUCTION
“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens
Saturday, December 5, 2015
StC Parish Center Basement
5:00 p.m. – Soup dinner provided
6:00 p.m. – Drama presentation
Everyone is invited!!
THREE CHRISTMAS VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES:
1. To help sort and match the presents for the HO HO Shop on
Sunday, December 6, 2015, inside St. Columbkille, around 12:45
p.m. This usually takes a few hours at the most.
2. Delivery of the gifts to the HO HO Shop. This will happen midweek. Details will be worked out soon with HO HO.
3. Delivery of gifts to Hope Emergency from StC and HNC on
Sunday, December 13, 2015. The gifts can be dropped off from
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Hope Emergency.
If you are interested, please call the parish office or email:
[email protected].
VIRTUS BULLETIN REMINDER
Please remember to check your virtus.org account at the beginning of
this month to stay up to date on your monthly bulletin reads. Thank
you. Any questions? Please email colleengermann@stcolumbkille.
org.
BAPTISM WORKSHOP
If you are a first-time parent seeking a Baptism for your baby or child,
then you are required to attend a Baptism Workshop. The workshop
is scheduled on the second Sunday, December 13, 2015 in the Parish
Center after the 11:00 a.m. Mass if someone has registered. Please call
the parish office to schedule a Baptism or to register for the class.
Thank you.
Please welcome Eli Jacob Bryant, son of
Jacob and Theresa Bryant, who was baptized at
St. Columbkille on Saturday, November 21, 2015, by
Father Mike Holloran.
THE WEEK AHEAD
Sunday, November 29
Faith Formation Thanksgiving Break
7:15 a.m. Folk Choir Practice (CL)
Monday, November 30
6:30 a.m. Men’s Encounter (PCL)
6:00 p.m. Cub Scouts (PC Upper Level CR’s)
7:00 p.m. Parish Finance Council (PC)
7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts (PCB)
Tuesday, December 1
12:00 p.m. StC Social Seniors (PCB)
7:00 p.m. Adult Education Class (PCBYR)
7:00 p.m. Traditional Choir Practice (CL)
7:00 p.m. SVDP (PC)
Wednesday, December 2
6:15 p.m. Scriptural Rosary (StC)
7:30 p.m. Confessions (StC)
7:30 p.m. Stage Setup (PCB)
Thursday, December 3
9:30 a.m. Women’s Encounter
12:00-4:00 p.m. – A Christmas Carol Dress Rehearsal (PCB)
4:00 p.m. AHG Christmas Card Assembly (PCB)
7:00 p.m. K of C 4D Meeting (CU)
7:00 p.m. RCIA (PC)
Friday, December 4
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Blessed Margaret of Castello
Homeschool Group Meeting (PCB)
1:00 p.m. A Christmas Carol Dress Rehearsal (PCB)
7:00 p.m. NA Meeting (CU)
Saturday, December 5
2016 World Youth Day Rosary Sale after all StC Masses
7:02 a.m. Men’s Fellowship Breakfast (PCB)
9:00 a.m. Worship Commission Meeting (PCL)
9:00 a.m. A Christmas Carol Dinner Prep (PCB)
9:30-11:00 a.m. – The Joyful Noise Choir (CU)
3:00-3:45 p.m. – Confessions (StC)
3:35 p.m. 1st Saturday Rosary (StC)
5:00 p.m. A Christmas Carol Dinner Theater (PCB)
7:00 p.m. AA Meeting (CU)
AND BEYOND…
Sunday, December 6
2016 World Youth Day Rosary Sale after all StC Masses (PCL)
Monday, December 7
Parish Council Meeting (PC)
Sunday, December 13
Lessons & Carols, plus Family Life Advent Dinner (PCB)
To visit our online calendar, please go to stcolumbkille.org,
scroll over Parish News tab, click on calendar.
Reminder: CL=Choir Loft; CU=Church Undercroft; PC=Parish
Ctr; PCL=Parish Center Library; PCB=Parish Ctr Basement; PC
CR=Parish Center Classroom; PCB CR=Parish Ctr Basement
Classroom; HNCSH=Holy Name Chapel Social Hall
HEALTHY LIVING WITH
GOD SUPPORT GROUP
Monday, December 14th – 6:15 p.m.
StC Parish Center
Scriptural based support group
We help others seek a healthy relationship with God
A new, healthier you!
For more information, please contact Deacon Bob Baker at 937725-2213 or email [email protected] or Denise
Heckler-Roberts at 419-953-5587 or email deniseheckler@hotmail.
com.
ROSARY CORNER
“These persons, when they [receive Holy Communion],
strive with all their might for sensible sweetness,
instead of worshipping in humility and praising God
within themselves. So much are they given to this, that
they think when they derive no sensible sweetness, they
have done nothing, so meanly do they think of God; neither do they
understand that the least of the blessings of the Most Holy Sacrament
is that which touches the senses, and that the invisible grace it confers
is far greater; for God frequently withholds these sensible favors from
men, that they may fix the eyes of faith upon Himself . . . All this
is a very great imperfection, being against the purity of Faith, and
directly at variance with the nature of God.”
– St. John of the Cross, p. 28, Dark Night of the Soul
“He will provide the way and the means, such as you could never
have imagined. Leave it all to Him, let go of yourself, lose yourself on
the Cross, and you will find yourself entirely.”
– St. Catherine of Siena
SCRIPTURAL ROSARY - Wednesday, December 2, 2015, 6:15 p.m.,
St. Columbkille. All are invited. Questions? Please contact Susan
Baker at 289-2449 or email [email protected].
NINE MONTHS WITH
CHRIST IN THE WOMB
Week 36: Jesus is developing increased coordination this
week. He has begun holding things in his little hands,
things like his ears, his knees, and even his umbilical cord
once or twice. Jesus of the womb, Hear our prayers! Please
pray this prayer every day from now until December
25th, 2015:
Dear Jesus of the Womb,
Most fragile child of Mary’s protection, we look to You as the youngest
image of perfect innocence. We lift up our prayers to you who will save each
of our souls. Just as You entered humanity through this most gentle and
helpless state, now help us to find Your presence in the faces of all the gentle
and helpless persons of the earth. Bless us with eyes that see You and ears
that hear You: in the presence of the poor and the outcast, the hungry and the
homeless, the condemned and the war-torn, the elderly and the unborn. May
we discover You every day as at Christmas and offer You our gifts every day
as at Epiphany. This we ask of You and the Father, with Your Holy Spirit,
and in union with Mary Your tender home, Amen.
STC SOCIAL SENOIRS
Tuesday, December 1, 2015, 12:00 p.m.
StC Parish Center Basement.
We will have a carry-in luncheon. Please bring
a covered dish or dessert to share. Chicken and
drinks will be furnished. Steve and Kandi Geffre
will present a program of their four month trip to Europe. Please bring
a Christmas ornament or small decoration for table decorations. We
will then exchange the decorations. A sign-up sheet is on the register
in back of church. We invite all senior citizens to the fun program.
For more information, call Rita Butcher at 937-382-8054.
ROSARY AND CHAPLET SALE
After all StC Masses, December 5/6, 2015
St. Columbkille Parish Center Library
The 2016 World Youth Day Group is selling
rosaries and chaplets that they are hand made to
raise funds for their trip to Poland. Please stop by to support our
group, learn about World Youth Day and our pilgrimage itinerary,
or let us know any prayer intention. Please contact Mrs. Amy Farr
at 937-728-9987 or email [email protected] for more information.
ATTENTION: STAINED GLASS ARTISTS
We are in the need of someone who works with stained glass who
would be interested in making a 6 inch cross for those who have lost
a loved one. Please contact Deacon Bob Baker at 937-728-2213 for
more information.
Thank you, Deacon Bob Baker
Faith Formation News
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You are welcome to register for FORMED by clicking the FORMED button on our parish homepage at
stcolumbkille.org, and following the directions. Simple as 1, 2, 3. Prepare to be AMAZED. For details, please
call Dave Copsey (937-728-0717) or Jennifer Gress (937-725-8488).
St. Columbkille,
Patron Saint
of Faith Formation
Saturday, December 5, 2015, 7:02 a.m.
Parish Center Basement
After breakfast, Fred Nadeau will give a discussion on Medjugorje. We will conclude with prayer and be back to our busy schedules by
8:30. For additional information please contact Bob Schaad at 937-725-5134 or email: [email protected] or Les Conover
at 937-302-9909 or email: [email protected].
WEEKLY ENCOUNTER GATHERINGS
Please join us at the StC Parish Center Library for both meetings
üMEN’S GROUP
Meets on Mondays, 6:30 a.m.
Contact Dave Copsey at 937-728-0717.
üWOMEN’S GROUP
Meets on Thursdays , 9:40 a.m.
Please join us at the StC Parish Center Library.
Contact Margo Lewis.
üCATHOLICISM SERIES CLASS
Meets on Sunday mornings until December 20th
9:30-10:45 a.m., StC Parish Center Classrooms 7/8
This is the series with Bishop Rob Barron. Go deeper into your Catholic faith. For more information, please email margolewis@
stcolumbkille.org or call 937-382-1596.
üLECTIO: A STUDY OF PETER
Meets on Tuesday evenings
7:00 p.m., StC Parish Center Basement Classrooms 11/12
Find out who the Apostle Peter is all about! Please call Dave Copsey (937-728-0717) or Jennifer Gress (937-725-8488).
PRE-K THROUGH 12 FAITH FORMATION
Margo Lewis – 937-382-1596
Coming together to know God, Love God, and Serve God through Jesus Christ. We pray for a fruitful and joy-filled year walking
together in faith, hope, charity, and mercy.
COME VISIT THE RESOURCE LIBRARY!
New resources arrive regularly. For children and ‘tweens there are many great books on the lives of the saints. Our library/resource
center is a lovely space with many current titles and new-release movies. The library can be accessed most any time by just calling the
Parish office. Consider donating a book/DVD/audio book in memory of a loved one to help build our library.
FALL MISSION DRIVE
The 7th grade students took time from class this past Sunday to collect, count, and organize all the donations of hygiene items and canned
goods brought in by the elementary grades. The canned goods were given to SVDP and the hygiene items will be arranged in small gift
bags and donated to the local Hope House and Homeless Shelter. All the grades are doing a nice job of donating for this Fall Mission Drive,
which will continue through December 20th. (There is a green crate in the vestibule to continue with dropping off donations of small size
hygiene items.)
Parents and Parishioners—Many thanks and good will for assisting the children in remembering to bring in donations. Thank you for
continuing the tradition of great generosity for those most vulnerable and poor.
ST. COLUMBKILLE
The Church’s Dove
June 9, 1866~June 9, 2016
150 Years of Handing on the Faith
“In the light of the long and varied history of the Church,
one hundred years’ existence of a parish may seem of
little significance. On the other hand, the manifold graces which
have come to the people of Wilmington through this Parish during
the century just closed are overwhelming in retrospect. They move
us to express profound thanks to Almighty God. For a century the
Holy Sacrifice of Calvary has been reenacted in your very midst.
The Eucharistic Lord in the tabernacle has been dwelling with you
longer than any citizen of your community. For one hundred years
men have received at your baptismal font the ineffable privilege of
becoming members of Christ’s Mystical Body, and of having the
gates of heaven thrown open to them. They have had the consolation
of the confessional, and have knelt to receive the Bread of Angels at
your Communion rail. By the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick
they have been carried to burial, to the Chant of ‘May the Angels
lead you to Paradise’. How great should be our gratitude to God
on an occasion such as this! We pause, then to render our profound
thanks to Almighty God for all His blessings. May the members of
this Parish continue to be enriched by abundant graces and by a
deep knowledge and warm love of God, for the sanctification of
their own souls and for His everlasting glory.
Faithfully yours in Christ,
+Karl J. Alter, Archbishop of Cincinnati
From: Excerpt from Archbishop Alter to the St. Columbkille Parish
on the occasion of the centenary of the Parish in 1966.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 3369
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
9:00-10:30 a.m. Sunday, December 6, 2015, Parish Center Basement
Proceeds will benefit Coats for Kids. The menu includes flavor of
the month pancakes, regular pancakes, eggs, sausage, goetta, milk,
juice and coffee. Cost is $6 for adults, $4 for children and $25 for
families of six or more. Children five years old and younger are
free. The Knights would like to thank everyone who supported the
November pancake breakfast.
YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS:
JPII MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP
The JPII Middle School Youth Group will meet at 5:00 p.m. on
Sunday, December 6, 2015 in the St. Columbkille Parish Center
Classrooms 7/8 for their St. Nick’s Party. Please contact Mrs.
Amy Farr at 937-728-9987 or email [email protected] for more
information.
DON’T FORGET Y-DISCIPLE IS NOW IN SESSION
Open to all Teens in Grades 9-12
Led by Rich and Julie Garnai
9:30-10:45 a.m.
Don Bosco Café
(Parish Center Basement Youth Room)
December 6th and 20th
Attention Parents: Did you know that the overwhelming majority
of young adult Catholics abandon their faith in college? Have you
been praying that your teenager will resist the many destructive
influences that are pervasive in youth cultures? Wouldn’t it be great
if you could insulate them in a positive peer group that supports
them in making good decisions? Try YDisciple—the program
that brings together the most powerful influences in adolescent
development: parents, peers, and mentors. If you are interested
in having your teenager involved in a small group of supportive
peers, please have your teen come to the next YDisciple session!
Please contact Rich and Julie by email [email protected] or call
937-382-6271.
FEASTS CELEBRATED THIS WEEK
November 29 – First Sunday of Advent
Gospel Reading: Luke 21:25-28,34-36
Jesus teaches his disciples to be vigilant so that they will be ready
when the Son of Man comes in glory.
Family Connection: In today’s Gospel, Jesus warns his disciples
against the fatigue that can emerge if one becomes consumed by
the anxieties of daily life. Many families are too familiar with the
kind of fatigue Jesus refers to here. We may be concerned about a
family member’s health, our job security, our children’s education,
or any number of other concerns. All these are important matters.
Jesus does not promise an end to daily worries and fears, but
he does teach his disciples that they will have the strength to
withstand anxiety if they stay focused on him, remaining vigilant
for his return and praying for strength to endure all tribulations.
Through prayer, God helps us stay focused on that which is most
important in our lives.
November 30 – St. Andrew, Apostle
St. Andrew was a native of Bethsaida in Galilee, a fisherman by
trade, and a former disciple of John the Baptist. He was the one
who introduced his brother Peter to Jesus, saying, “We have found
the Messiah.” Overshadowed henceforth by his brother, Andrew
nevertheless appears again in the Gospels as introducing souls to
Christ. After Pentecost, Andrew took up the apostolate on a much
wider scale, and is said to have been martyred at Patras in southern
Greece on a cross which was in the form of an “X”. This type of
cross has long been known as “St. Andrew’s cross.”
December 3 – St. Francis Xavier, Priest (1506 - 1552)
St. Francis Xavier was born in the castle of Xavier in
Navarre, Spain. In 1525, he went to Paris where he met
St. Ignatius Loyola and with whom he received Holy
Orders in Venice in 1537. In 1540, he was sent to
evangelize India. He labored in western India, the island
of Ceylon, Malacca, Molucca Islands, island of Mindanao
(Philippines), and Japan. In 1552, he started on a voyage to China
but died on Sancian Island.
December 4 – St. John Damascene,
Priest & Doctor of the Church (657-749)
St. John Damascene was a learned theologian who
carefully gathered together and transmitted to us the
teaching of the Greek Fathers, and is thus one of the
most trustworthy witnesses to oriental tradition. He
also wrote many liturgical hymns still in use today. St.
John Damascene died in 749. Leo XIII proclaimed him a
Doctor of the universal Church.
Sourcebook, pages 14-16; catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/
calendar/day.cfm?date=2015-1-30;12-3; 4; loyolapress.com/first-sundayof-advent-cycle-c-sunday-connection.htm
CELEBRATE THE SEASON WITH
GLENMARY HOME MISSIONERS
Christmas Concert to feature Cincinnati Brass Band
To benefit the home mission ministry of GlenMary Missioners
Open to music lovers of all ages
Sunday, December 6, 2015
St. John Neumann Church
12191 Mill Road, Fairfield, OH
Glenmary Home Missioners is a Cincinnati-based religious society
of priests and brothers, who, along with lay coworkers, establish
a Catholic Church presence in areas of Appalachia and the South
where the church is not yet present. Concert-goers will have the
opportunity to support the society’s mission and ministry through
freewill offering. For more information, contact Glenmary at 513874-8900 or visit glenmary.org.
2015 CHRISTMAS CHARITIES CHRISTMAS INFORMATION – HOPE EMERGENCY
Because of “our choice” method of distribution, we prefer all gifts be unwrapped, so clients may see their gift selections. If you would
like to share some wrapping paper, please attach it or send it with your gift. We try to give each family some wrapping paper, ribbons,
tags, so they can wrap their "Christmas" themselves. Please place the Hope Emergency gifts in the barrel marked “Hope Emergency”
at the back of Holy Name Chapel by Saturday, December 5th. For St. Columbkille, please place the gifts in the box at the Mary side
Altar no later than after the 11:00 a.m. St. Columbkille Mass on December 6th.
Boys:
• Board Games
• Tools
• Sports Equipment
• Race Tracks • Dump trucks
• Toy Vehicles
• Watches
• Building Blocks
• Lego sets
• Models
• Action Figures
• Fishing/Camping Gear
Casual Clothing: T-shirts; all sizes of jeans, sweatshirts, pajamas & tennis shoes (esp. anything with team names).
Girls:
• Watches
• Arts & Craft Kits
• Coloring Books
• Workbooks
• Dolls & New Stuffed Animals
• Jewelry
• Hair Accessories (straighteners/curling irons, etc.)
• Purses
• Board Games
• Cosmetics
• Perfume/Body Wash Kits
• PJs & Flannel Pants
Clothing: T-shirts; all sizes of jeans and pants; hoodies; pullover tops and zip shirts; sweatshirts.
Sizes (Girls and Boys): Newborn/Infant; Toddlers 2T-5T; Early Childhood 4-9; preteen 10-12; Teen 14-16; Adults 00-38 Jeans/Pants. S-XL
Shirts, Sweatshirts, Hoodies, Fleeces, Sweatpants and Coats.
We are always in need of: New Coats, Zip-Hoodies, Fleece Shirts and zip-up Items, Toboggans (For all sizes newborn and up), scarves,
and gloves. Further: We encourage and our Families would appreciate: Family Items like: sports balls; board games and puzzles; arts
and crafts kits; coloring books; story books and movies.
Please do not purchase movie passes, iTunes, Old Navy or Gap gift cards. Our clients do not have access to these places/items out here.
However, if you would like to choose gift cards, we ask that they be from the following: Walmart; Kmart; or Kroger.
If you have questions, you may reach us at Hope Emergency: Tuesdays – Thursdays: 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. or 937-364-1055, or please
email: [email protected]. Thank you, Sr. Lucia Castellini
HO HO SHOP – We have the names of 75 children, and the stockings are up on the communion rail. Each child has two stockings – one
for Toys and the other for Clothes. Please remember to sign your stocking number out in one of the binders that will be located on the
front radiators of St. Columbkille Church. They are listed in numerical order. There will be a certain section of numbers in each binder.
Please pay special attention to signing out each stocking, and place your name and phone number on the appropriate designated line.
The toy stocking has the number and “Toys” indicated on the stocking (Example: 1A – Toys, Girl Age 2). The clothes stocking has the
number and “Clothes” indicated on the stocking (Example: 1A – Clothes, Girl, Age 2). Thank you. Please place your donations on the St.
Joseph Altar, or bring them by the parish office during the week. The gifts need to be returned no later than Sunday, December 6th.
THREE CHRISTMAS VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
1. To help sort and match the presents for the HO HO Shop on Sunday, December 6, 2015 inside St. Columbkille around 12:30 p.m.
This usually takes a few hours at the most.
2. Delivery of the gifts to the HO HO Shop. This will happen mid-week. Details will be worked out soon with HO HO.
3. Delivery of gifts to Hope Emergency from StC and HNC on Sunday, December 13, 2015. The gifts can be dropped off from 1:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Hope Emergency.
If you are interested, please call the parish office or email: [email protected].
We are collaborating with the Wilmington Friends Meeting to sponsor the following local charity:
CLINTON COUNTY COUNCIL ACADEMIC SUCCESS PROGRAM
The Clinton County Youth Council (CCYC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to “help youth make healthy choices”
by providing free after-school academic support, educational programming, and positive youth outreach events. The CCYC was
established in 1997 with initial funding from the Family and Children First Council and the United Way of Clinton County. At the time,
the CCYC activities consisted of organizing student leaders and hosting monthly FUN NIGHTS, positive teen outreach events. In 2000,
with support from the City of Wilmington, the CCYC opened doors to Clinton County’s only free after-school youth center, located on
Sugartree Street. The CCYC Youth Center allowed the organization to increase educational programming, outdoor recreation, and free
after-school snacks. Today, the signature after-school program of the CCYC is the ACADEMIC SUPPORT PROGRAM (ASP). The ASP
is a comprehensive tutoring program that engages students with their parents and teachers to bridge the technological gap and meet
the individualized needs of the students. In its first year, the ASP provided more than 200 students with over 2,000 hours of academic
support. Since 1997, the CCYC has registered over 2,000 unique student members to the organization and has provided countless hours of
after-school support. A donation envelope can be found on the back of the radiators at StC, and at the front of HNC. Any support for
this charity is welcome until December 30, 2015. If paying by check, please make out to St. Columbkill. Any questions or concerns,
please call 937-382-2236 or email: [email protected].
Please take a few minutes to look at the 2015 edition of the sponsor page of this bulletin. It is
through the generosity of our area sponsors that we get our bulletin printed free of charge to
the parish. We ask you, our parish family and guests, to consider these advertisers as a source of
future business. Please mention you saw their ads on our bulletin! We would like to thank our
local advertisers for their support and encourage everyone to shop local to support our local
economy.
SPONSOR OF THE WEEK:
Phillip & Sharon Larrick, Parishioners
121 West Main Street
382-0781 • 382-8291